The Daily Teaser.

Whoah, cracked it!

Remember me saying, a couple of day’s ago, that I was thinking that I might just use GIMP to tinker with the posters?

Well, there we go; I managed to use GIMP to remove the colour white from this picture, and save it a .png file.   Hopefully, those removed patches means it’ll look rather good.

Hopefully!

Moving on, here’s today’s questions …

Q1) 26^th May saw the EU officially adopt the European flag; in which year of the 1980’s?

Q2) In 1998, the US Supreme Court ruled that Ellis Island — where many immigrants to the US would have first landed — was officially in which US state?

Q3) May the 26^th, 1940, saw the start of the evacuation from where?

Q4) Alse Young was hanged, on May 26^th, in Conneticut; what was she alleged to be?

Q5) Talking of death, May 26^th, 1703, saw the death of which famous diarist?

Q6) Today in 1908 saw the first oil strike in the Middle-East; but in which Middle-Eastern country?

Q7) John Wayne, George Formby, and Peter Cushing were all born on the 26^th of May; but which of them is the oldest?

Q8) Which British travel company was privatised, on May 26^th, 1972?

Q9) Hazel Irvine was born on 26^th May, 1965; what sports show was she the youngest ever presenter of?

Q10) And finally, today in 1894, saw the coronation of Nicholas 2^nd; he was the last ever Tsar of which country?

And here’s yesterday’s “Star Wars” questions and answers; I’m just hoping all the “Star Wars” fans out there enjoyed them!

Q1) The Original “Star Wars” saw its US release on this day; but in which year of the 1970’s?

A1) 1977.

Q2) Its full title wasn’t used until 1981; what exactly is it?

A2) “Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope”.

Q3) Name either actor to appear in all six “Star Wars” films.

A3) Kenny Baker as R2D2, or Anthony Daniels as C-3PO.

Q4) Dave Prowse and James Earl Jones played which iconic “Star Wars” villain?

A4) Darth Vader. (The name’s actually taken from the Kabbalah, the system of ancient Jewish mysticism.)

Q5) The original “Star Wars” is the shortest of the franchise, at 121 minutes; what’s the longest?

A5) “Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith”. (At 140 minutes.)

Q6) Which famous director co-wrote the opening crawl for “Star Wars”?; Brian DePalma, Francis Ford Coppola, or Walter Hill?

A6) Brian DePalma.

Q7) The original “Star Wars” was the only one nominated for a Best Picture Oscar; which Woody Allen film did it lose out to?

A7) “Annie Hall”.

Q8) In which North African country were many of the Tattooine sequences for the original film shot?

A8) Tunisia.

Q9) Which composer wrote the music for “Star Wars”?

A9) John Williams.

Q10) And finally, what’s the name of the animated — and 7th — entry in the “Star Wars” franchise?

A10) “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.”

Anyway, feel free to leave a comment or two.

And I couldn’t resist putting that in; after all, Brian DePalma did get a mention …